There have been many fantastically talented centres since rugby turned professional, but having a centre partnership that works together effectively and with a balance that benefits the side as a whole is something that has eluded many teams over the years.
However, we take a look back at the five best centre partnerships of the professional era.
#5 Jean de Villiers and Jaque Fourie
One of South Africa’s best ever centre partnerships, De Villiers and Fourie were two particularly powerful centres with both silky handling and superb all-round skills sets to go with their traditionally Springbok-style physicality.